About six months ago, I wrote a post to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving that occurred in 1621 as a celebration of the first successful harvest that the pilgrims had harvested. Fundamental to this story was the charity and kindness of the Native Americans who lived nearby- who approached the new settlersContinue reading “A Beacon of Hope: The Stories Behind Our Holidays, Cities, and Symbols”
Category Archives: All Things Historical
I have enjoyed history since I was a little kid learning in school, but it wasn’t until I went to University and took an introductory history course that I realized my true love for it. Having now graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and a Minor in English, I find myself endlessly fascinated by various situations and topics in that field, yet with no place to speak of such things. That is what this page is for; so I can speak about history openly and clearly as I try to understand more of our historical past.
Things Are Not As Dark As They May Seem
My thoughts on what’s happening politically in America right now. This was not what I planned to write today, to be honest. I prefer to stay as far away from Politics as I can due to the fact that it is often a topic fueled by emotion, where people dig their trenches, hunker down, andContinue reading “Things Are Not As Dark As They May Seem”
A War To Change the World
A paper on the Vietnam War that explores the events that led to its outbreak as well as the effect it had on world politics after its conclusion. The Vietnam War is an interesting war to study. The official war lasted from 1965 to 1975, but before the fighting started in 1965, the US hadContinue reading “A War To Change the World”
The ‘Wars’ We Create Among Ourselves
Exploring the cocktail of emotions and ideas that lead to us attacking and hurting the people that live around us. In my class last night, we were discussing one of the Mass Killings that occurred in American History: the Mountain Meadows Massacre. In this event, around 120 emigrants called the Baker-Fancher party were traveling onContinue reading “The ‘Wars’ We Create Among Ourselves”
The Seven Wonders of the World: Modern
The second in a two-part post about the Seven Wonders of the World both Ancient and Modern. When I first learned that there were two lists that existed regarding the Seven Wonders of the World, I was shocked. But honestly, as I have studied and written about the Ancient list and, it makes complete sense.Continue reading “The Seven Wonders of the World: Modern”
The Seven Wonders of the World: Ancient
The first in a two-part post about the Seven Wonders of the World both Ancient and Modern. Growing up, we often hear mention of the Seven Wonders of the World, but rarely do we actually delve into each one. The majority of people can’t even list them off, either Ancient or Modern. Many don’t evenContinue reading “The Seven Wonders of the World: Ancient”
Casualties of WWII and the Effect of Nuclear Weapons
A short post today as it will be this entire week as I have COVID and am too tired and sick to muster up the energy to write long posts. This is a really cool video/infographic I found a while back that I always find myself going back to when I am interested in thisContinue reading “Casualties of WWII and the Effect of Nuclear Weapons”
History Is Not There For Us To Judge, But To Learn From
Thoughts on humanity’s habit of condemning the past based on the ideas and morals of the present. I’ve run into this a lot over the past week or so and have found myself stopping often to ponder why this habit exists. When I went to University to get my Bachelor’s in History, one of theContinue reading “History Is Not There For Us To Judge, But To Learn From”
Colonial ‘American’ Loyalists
Addressing the many loyalists that existed in Colonial America even after the Declaration of Independence and throughout the Revolutionary War. Growing up in school, we often learned about the War of Independence and about the courageous Founding Fathers in creating the Continental Congress, Continental Army, and Declaration of Independence. We praise them for their effortsContinue reading “Colonial ‘American’ Loyalists”
A Study of the Country of Mali
A look at the history of this Western African country with a focus on globalization, politics, and economics. Mali is a completely landlocked nation located in Northwestern Africa, with the Sahara Desert in the North and the Sahel Desert in the Southwest. The Niger River that flows through it is the hub of the economyContinue reading “A Study of the Country of Mali”
Seeking After Knowledge 